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Self-determination is a central principle of international law. In the case of Afghan self-determination it’s probably also useful to point out that there is a sizeable Afghan peace movement, very courageous and principled, which the antiwar movement in the US

In Adopting Harsh Tactics, No Inquiry Into Their Past Usehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22detain.html Report Gives New Detail on Approval of Brutal Techniqueshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22report.html Obama Won’t Bar Inquiry, or Penalty, on Interrogationshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22intel.html

Some articles and videos of relevance for those interested in peace and justice. 1. San Francisco — your tax dollars at work. Footage of police violence at SF antiwar rally last weekend. About 2:50 in.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWlSbdCmPcU “The State is authority, it

Very edifying and informative reports today on Democracy Now about Afghanistan and Iraq. Afghans Urge Obama to Send Aid, Not Troops, to Afghanistanhttp://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/26/afghans_urge_obama_to_send_aid Report: Despite Obama’s Vow, Combat Brigades Will Stay in Iraqhttp://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/26/report_despite_obamas_vow_combat_brigades

… on Democracy Now today. Quite thorough, and timely, on the eve of Obama’s address to Congress. Also timely, as the US formally admits that yet another missile strike — the most recent one, on Saturday — on a tent